Chapter 566: Chapter 329: Admiration from All the Women, Boasting His Prowess, Another Adventure, and a Marvelous Elixir! (Part 3)

Yang Piaoxue said, "I agree." Tang Mengluo smiled, "I think so too." ... Li Xian respectfully made a gesture of thanks and said, "Thanks to all of you for your kindness, I, Li Xian, will do my utmost to assist."

The female disciples embraced with joy, their eyes all turning to him. Li Xian immediately gave orders for the Five Sects disciples and elders to rest on the spot. Recover their spirit and nurture physical strength.

Li Xian circled the canyon, thinking, "After much toil, the women have been rescued. We only need to leave here to depart safely. This journey has gained the ’Magic Dao Golden Light,’ taking Martial Arts a step further. The benefits are numerous; although there are dangers, it will ultimately be a good result."

Feeling relaxed, he took down the Ghost Python Spear. With a sweep across the ground, the tip of the spear sent the snow flying. Li Xian thrust it into the earth multiple times, each thrust carrying the essence of the ’Thunderbolt Finger.’ After dozens of thrusts, a pit had formed in the ground.

Throwing the bodies of Zheng Decun’s three sons into the pit, he buried them with soil. Li Xian exhaled clean air, purging the spear of filth. He thought, "Though the battle had some twists, it was easier than expected. My killing move had not yet been employed, and Zheng Decun was already dead."

Li Xian went to a tree. Two longswords were thrust vertically into the trunk, the ’Cyan Sword’ and ’Sinking River Sword.’ Li Xian had initially planned to use archery to harass and test; first to explore their depths, second to showcase his strengths and frustrate their ambitions. Then fight in close quarters, relying on the Broken Demon Spear for maneuvering and the Golden Light Technique for survival. If the stalemate continued and victory seemed unlikely, then feigning escape would be an option, fleeing to nearby areas.

Suddenly grabbing the sword, at that time with the left hand holding the Broken Demon Spear and the right holding the Setting Sun Bloodsword, he would attack unexpectedly. But Zheng Decun’s martial skills were poor; he could hardly withstand the exquisite maneuvers of the Broken Demon Spear. Moreover, due to the self-marriage, self-giving, and offspring-giving stream of martial arts, he had long "sent away" his first life.

The women raised a fire to warm themselves. Lin Aoshan, Luo Feiyan, and others paired up to explore the surroundings, discovering numerous weapons and blades. Each scattered down, some women danced with swords to warm up, creating a lively atmosphere.

Li Xian gazed far ahead; Prisoner Canyon’s terrain was unique, with mountain walls towering over fifty zhang. After twenty-five zhang, it grew increasingly perilous, snow and ice covering it year-round, with frost adhering to the cliffs. Even Lightweight Skill couldn’t easily traverse it. Frost clung to the walls with nowhere to grip for leverage, and the chilling frost froze key parts of one’s body, causing actions to be hindered and diminishing Lightweight Skill significantly.

Li Xian confronted Zheng Decun, stealthily climbing the iron cables to the topmost point, enduring the cutting wind and snow, employing archery to attack. Having practiced the ’Setting Sun Bloodsword’, obtaining the ’Heart Fire’ trait, and clad in ’Pure Gang Qi Clothing’, his resistance to cold far exceeded that of ordinary people, thus he moved freely without obstruction. Why we could firmly restrain Zheng Decun depended on this terrain.

Yang Piaoxue found her sword again, respectfully inquiring, "Brother Li, our lives are in your hands, what should happen next, please clarify." Her appearance was ordinary, dressed in a pale yellow silk shirt, form-fitting trousers, and black boots, she was rather heroic.

Li Xian thought, "Seeing them, their mental and physical states have recovered, we should indeed consider an escape strategy." He said, "The stone door is heavy behind us; outside, a large stone blocks it completely, even if we work together with all our strength, we cannot move it an inch. We cannot escape through the stone door. At present... we might have to go upward."

The group looked upward, the wind howling, the frost freezing to the bone. Tang Mengluo opened his mouth to say, "This is likely a canyon, and one should be able to escape above, but I fear it’s not simple, otherwise the stone door would be meaningless."

Li Xian said, "Elder Tang’s words are reasonable, but we should try regardless. Does anyone have exquisite Lightweight Skill to explore upward with me? If we can break through, we will try. If not, we’ll find another way."

The elders were all heavily injured, their Inner Qi and Qi Power both weak, unsuitable for reckless movements. The women heard of collaborating with Li Xian and were all willing to try, but their natural shyness and timidity made them fear their inadequate skills, afraid of ridicule. Thus, hesitating, no one responded. After a while, Mu Hongzhou said, "Young Hero Li, Hongzhou’s Lightweight Skill is fair, I am willing to try with you." Li Xian made a gesture of praise, "Little Sister Hongzhou has a chivalrous heart, Mr. Li admires."

Mu Hongzhou joyfully said, "Hongzhou admires the Young Hero even more; working together with him, my heart is happy." The women saw Mu Hongzhou boldly stepping up and couldn’t help but feel regret and disappointment.

The mountain wall was carved as if by knife or axe, at the base there were still grasses and vines to step on for leverage, allowing a relatively easy ascent. It’s effortless. Ascending several more zhang, the mountain walls leveled with few protrusions, making it hard to leverage.

As they reached beyond ten zhang, the snowstorm grew denser, significantly affecting the performance of Lightweight Skill, causing Mu Hongzhou’s speed to suddenly slow. Although Li Xian relied on various special abilities and did not slow down, he was also disturbed by the storm, causing unstable footing.

Upon reaching twenty or more zhang, the mountain walls became icy and slippery, the cold accumulated over thousands of years, and footing required extreme caution. If there was any deviation, a slip of the feet would make further ascent impossible. Mu Hongzhou leapt to twenty-four zhang, with silver teeth clenched, unwilling to give up yet knowing she’d reached her limit; the toe lightly tapped the wall, body leaning back, with lightness she descended to the ground. Constantly shivering, the ends of her hair, the edges of her clothes, and eyelashes had already formed frost.

Lin Aoshan brought warm soup, asking, "Little Sister Mu, what’s the situation?" Mu Hongzhou said, "It’s much harder than imagined, the chill up high penetrates the bones, even with Qi Circulation, it’s hard to resist. Plus, the wind and snow blinds the eyes, sometimes not knowing up from down, nor knowing how to land."

She further admiringly said, "In other canyons, twenty to thirty zhang is towering, but absolutely not challenging. This canyon’s unique terrain is extremely difficult. Brother Li climbed the cables just now, reaching over thirty zhang, and was in seamless combat with Zheng Decun. Seemingly easy, firsthand experience reveals it’s extremely challenging."

Li Xian leapt several zhang more but had to give up as well, landing back on the ground, he said solemnly, "Going up is likely impossible. Though I’m strong against cold, the walls are slippery and the storm is too fierce. With only my Lightweight Skill, I cannot leap over the canyon. The elders might be skilled, with strong Lightweight Skill, but their cold resistance may not match mine. After thirty zhang, hands are numb, feet paralyzed... it’s hard to cross."